Crested Butte
Weather Forecast, United States

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Days 0-3 Crested Butte Weather Summary:

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 1°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the N by Sun night).

Days 3-6 Crested Butte Weather Summary:

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night AM PM night
clear
partially cloudy
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
partially cloudy
clear
Wind km/h
15 W15
45 W45
15 NW15
15 W15
35 W35
10 SW10
25 W25
25 WNW25
15 N15
10 NW10
25 WNW25
10 NNW10
5 WNW5
15 WNW15
5 WSW5
5 SSW5
20 WSW20
10 SSW10
clear some clouds clear clear clear rain shwrs risk tstorm risk tstorm clear clear clear clear clear clear clear clear some clouds clear
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Rain
Rain mm
- - - - - 1 1 2 - - - - - - - - - -
Snow
Snow cm
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
High °C
10 11 7 9 10 8 5 7 4 9 11 8 12 15 11 14 15 10
Low °C
8 10 3 6 10 3 4 7 1 5 11 5 9 14 8 11 13 7
Chill °C
6 7 3 6 6 5 1 3 0 6 8 6 11 14 10 13 14 9
Freezing level m
4650 4950 4350 4500 4900 4500 4200 4500 4100 4450 5100 4700 4950 5400 5000 5050 5400 4950
Sea lvl3000ft6000ft9000ft12000ft15000ft
mountain backdrop
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Sunrise
5:41 - - 5:43 - - 5:43 - - 5:43 - - 5:43 - - 5:43 - -
Sunset
- 8:36 - - 8:36 - - 8:36 - - 8:37 - - 8:37 - - 8:37 -

This table gives the weather forecast for Crested Butte at the specific elevation of 3707 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Crested Butte. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of Colorado.

Live conditions reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWind
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Mt. Crested Butte
3 km NW
2926m alt.
2 hours ago
15° C
Dry
16
Light winds from the NNW
(16 kph at 340).
Gunnison
37 km S
2352m alt.
1 hour ago
18° C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 297).
Aspen Airport
39 km N
2354m alt.
1 hour ago
17.8° C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
17
Light winds from the SSE
(17 kph at 160).
16 km
Low: few
Mid: broken
Gunnison Airport
41 km S
2339m alt.
1 hour ago
18.9° C
clear
Clear
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 1).
16 km
Pitkin
48 km SE
2826m alt.
2 hours ago
19° C
Dry
10
Light winds from the E
(10 kph at 96).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Crested Butte and within an acceptable time window.